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trust me...its a bad idea, in this counter culture, woke, political correct, revisionist environment the design and/or person(s) that would appear on the coin would not be any of our nations heros that helped establish our country...their memorials r being torn down as we speak....its better to have nothing than something envisioned by the persons who currently would make that decision...

u should be more clear about whatever it is u r trying to point out, creating fake photos doesnt lend any credibility to ur efforts, rather it diminishes them....if ur orig point was that there r fake morgans out there...yes they have been out there literally for decades by the thousands, as accurately pointed out by markfeld....n then u threw in something bout the increased interest in silver into the discussion to further confuse ur point...the increase in silver price has little to nothing to do with the counterfeiting of the morgans, but creating fake photos to illustrate ur points will turn off almost every reader on the forum....there r a couple that mite think thats a good idea but no one gives them any credibility anyway.....

hmmm...ngc return label from a non-encapsulated coin superimposed on an encapsulated dollar of a different date.....really proves ur point since it was a non-point to start with...i guess?

no too many mint state ones out there, could buy an already graded one for what cost u to ship grade n return plus fees....this particular issue needs almost flawless fields around the church to get into the money....id keep as is....

hi bids in n of itself is not an auction house...it is a bidding platform similar to proxibid n invaluable....any one of thousands of individual auctions houses or auctioneers if they have the necessary audio/visual setups to access the hi bids platform can utilize the service with a contract with hi bids....u r basically dealing with the individual firms using the system n each should be evaluated on their own merits...this arrangement is not dissimilar to how ebay works....

notes on uncut sheets r not sequentially numbered.....but in both cases worth mostly face value n any novelty value one mite add....

yep u can spend years studying the various die pairings in any of the liberty seated series....each has its own dynamics n amazing rarities, the half dollar series just happens to have the most extensive n comprehensive research available thanks to bill bugert n randy willey...one can literally spend years just attempting to complete die pairings from a single year, e.g. ur 1854-0 ...unfortunately u will find very little discourse on any of those series on this forum, its mostly lincoln cents, morgan dollars, st gaudens $20s , n modern silver issues here....for specialized collecting n research ur better off to join one of the more advanced groupings i.e. Liberty Seated, John Reich, Early Coppers, Barber series clubs....

all of the previous historical accounts of the ebb n flow of precious metals ring true to some extent, but id rather have it than not have it, hence my personal approach of continual buying at every one of those extreme dips u mention since 1982...my only issue is where to put it, it does take up space, im considering just making a coffee table out of it if the flooring holds, im approx half way to that first cubic metre...if speculators r idiotic enuf to buy metals on margin then they deserve the same fate as the current short sellers...to paraphrase rany moss the only way to buy metals is "straight cash homey"...every investor should buy what he/she feels comfortable with n for whatever their personal goals happen to be, in my case i dont view my metals accumulation as speculation, thats where my 401k is placed, all those stocks, mutual funds, etfs etc r pure speculation...one of my own personal rules is maintain 10 years of liquid assets at all times (single malts included) n u will prob survive whatever financial calamity happens along, after 90 u may be able to relax that rule a bit...no VK i have not had to resort to melting any of my Lone Ranger's bullets yet, but i have melted several thousand silver spoons along the way....

VK...u never heard bout the Lone Ranger using silver bullets?....isolated childhood?....

ur coin is prob WB-die pair 5-E.....bill bugert's registry of liberty seated half dollars (most likely the most comprehensive set of reference books on any coin series ever published) shows in great detail the various obverse n reverse dies used for this series n the die pairings utilized for each date n each mint etc....the 1854-0 issue was high mintage n there were many pairings of dies used almost all exhibit numerous die cracks at various die stages...1854-0 is replete with extensive die deteriorization, this date is fairly common , ur coin is most likely n xf45 plus grade but not likely to grade without details...there could be a question about natural toning or not n there r some field marks that may or may not result in details, its diff to assess a coin from photos...either way the $ value of this coin is prob worth less than $200 n as such marginal to have it certified....

yep...the one stock was 140% shorted that was documented but in actuality it was closer to 220% shorted as some of the shorted stock had been sold without shares to back the shorts....those corrupted individuals deserve all that they get, $74 billion in losses so far, hopefully it becomes more...while i am reasonably heavy into the various markets, my 401k is totally reinvested in various markets, my real security is in hard assets...gold, silver, platinum etc...i try maintain 10 years worth of expenses in metals at all times....my numismatic endeavors r just a hobby, a diversion to keep my brain working n not something i depend on to live....but i guess its all those things put together that keeps the world going around, that or the little rodent in that cage.....

your questions r not easy to answer....whether going to be positive or negative for the hobby?...its prob going to be determined on the character of the participants, id assume the people drawn to it will gradually segregate into two camps, collectors n dealers....i am aware that the social media platforms have generated great interest in the selling n buying aspects of the hobby/business...my son who collects has quit selling his duplicates on ebay n almost entirely sells on the social media platforms now to an eager audience...on the flip side he has been able to also find some coins for his collection thru the platforms that were not available on ebay etc....so it has benefited him both as a seller n as a collector....

all hail reddit.....its about time the playing field gets leveled....i totally understand the mentality of the reddit buyers, make the financial sacrifice n lose it all is sound financial principle if it accomplishes the long term goal, make the short sellers cover everything they shorted n if they go bankrupt so be it, not a loss to anyone....its a win win, the price of the stocks they have to sell goes down n creates buying opportunity for everyone that wants to buy, price of shorted stocks go up n owners make money, n best part probably creates new regulations on short sellers where they cant over short n cant damage companies trying to make a go of it, plus silver in this case maybe gets to a reasonable ratio with gold....i would guess the future of the stock market just entered a new phase....sort of like trying to unsee something after u have seen it.....

no purchased from...cavaliere numismatica.....

yes i have bought from them n a few other european auction firms mostly in germany n england, mostly those countries because i trust their postal systems more n their long established reputations....i recently, past 6 months, bought some italian provos myself from italy, shipping was a bit slower than usual up to 4-5 weeks, previously was more like 2-3 weeks...im sure covid has had adverse impact on shipping internationally...i have bought a very few coins from russia, personally i have had no bad transactions but for most part their time in business have been short n hence a bit risky...i buy from india but do not ship to there nor do i ship to italy, big postal theft issues both countries....japan is very credible as well....albania, estonia, lithuania, latvia all bit questionable but i have bought vintage car parts from lithuania without issue....hopefully some help....

maybe information in the local city directories which the local library may have?...just a thought...

to be a bit more precise section 331 would address the issue of plating coins or tokens...section 485 would address the intent to defraud aspect...both would apply to the tokens being discussed...

wrong again roger......section 331 usc 18 clearly defines what is n what isnt a counterfeit, it based on intent to defraud simple as that...not too complex easy to understand....items in question were produced in the US n neither country had any issues with these tokens n neither made any attempt to prohibit production or distribution....

original 1967 canadian proof sets were made n issued with $20 gold coins n sold as such in canada, sets ordered for shipment to the states were shipped without the gold $20, there were tokens made for sudbury that closely resemble the original $20 gold coin but those have the centennial lettering n sudbury designation below the crest as shown in the op photographs, these were usually produced in base metal n gold plated there may be some examples struck in silver n gold plated, these were marketed as tokens n would not constitute as being counterfeit coins n were legal items as long as not being misrepresented as the original 1967 $20 gold issues, there were other such tokens issued in 2017 struck in silver n could be ordered with gold plating but those have the double dates of 1967 2017 clearly marked, these were legal issues as well....as far as i am aware there were no issues of the original $20 gold coin struck in silver or any other metals, these if made by any third party, would be illegal issues gold plated or not...the sudbury n the 2017 issues r all legal issues, those presented by the op r legal tokens n not counterfeit coins as they r clearly marked as centennial issues distributed by sudbury, only misrepresentation of these as original 1967 $20 gold coins would constitute an illegal act....as a side note gold plating canadian or united states coins is not illegal as long as misrepresentation is not utilized...for example the gold plating of the 1883 v-nickel was not illegal, passing it as a $5 gold piece was....

more or less, yes....melt value today approx $9.88....plus its heavily circulated n cleaned....

yes its been routine that way for quite some time....i have had some coins take up to 8 weeks to receive them, some i have to make 2-3-4 calls to get their shipping department to ship...in one case i was even bidding on coins in a subsequent auction n had not received the coins from their previous auction...as a side note i have never had this problem with coins ive bought from stacks-bowers, usually receive coins from them in 2 days after payment....

yes the coins u r describing r all irish coins of the ireland republic era pre decimal....this is commonly referred to as the barnyard series having domestic farm animals n a bird, salmon, rabbit, dog added in for good measure....it is an 8 coin series, not all 8 were issued for all years....the denominations were farthing, half pence, pence, 3 pence, 6 pence, shilling, florin n half crown...none of those u listed have great value...the 1940 n 1941 coins have silver value....u can obtain more information simply by searching on the internet under ireland barnyard series or ireland coins....

no clue i couldnt get the link to load......

quixotic endeavor...much ado about nothing....

look on the bright side...if she hurts u too much, at least u have a live in nurse to fix u up....no medical bill.....